Obamateurism of the Day

posted at 8:05 am on September 8, 2009 by Ed Morrissey

The White House posted this picture of Barack Obama last week on its blog:

Seriously — a halo? Didn’t we get enough of this during the campaign? It was bad enough then, coming from the national media. It says something strange that the White House itself is flacking Obama-halo pics. I guess they’re looking at the same polls we are …

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Next week we’ll be shown a photo of Barack Obama appearing suspended over the stage, hovering there a foot off the ground, “walking on air” by way of perspective or bungee chords or magic suspenders (who cares, at this point).

There are some things that just are so absurd you have to laugh. This is one of those things! I fully expect to see this image on candles that the faithful can place before the Obama shrine in their homes as they worship “The One.”

Why does the halo always have to be white. Who knows what color the original halo really was. Whoever the racist photoshopper was who made this ought to lose his job.

JiangxiDad on September 8, 2009 at 9:06 AM

Really! Make it a black hole to symbolize the way the nation is being sucked into oblivion by the filthy liar and his corrupt party who won’t even remove Rengal from his Chairmanship of the Ways & Means committee because he’s black.

Really! Make it a black hole to symbolize the way the nation is being sucked into oblivion by the filthy liar and his corrupt party who won’t even remove Rengal from his Chairmanship of the Ways & Means committee because he’s black.

highhopes on September 8, 2009 at 9:17 AM

A President who allows Rangle to remain in office while knowing him to be corrupt and engaged in criminal activities, is ignoring his responsibilities under checks and balances. The executive branch has a legal obligation to go after the Legislature on this, and Obama isn’t doing it. I would say there are constitutional issues involved that some enterprising Republican ought to explore. As for the people tolerating Rangel and Pelosi, and most importantly, their not demanding that Obama act, I have nothing civil to say.

Everyone who thinks today’s speech to kids in school is innocent, and protesters are overreacting — look at that picture.

If you don’t see the connection, then you’re in denial.

Daggett on September 8, 2009 at 9:27 AM

One of the many reasons I detest Mike Huckabee was made clear this morning when I heard him refer to objections to this speech as “tempest in a teabag.” This should have been a simple event that could have been done without controversy but leave it to the filthy liar to stumble on something so simple by making it all about how the little kids could serve him.

The really important thing here is that the House Ethics committee should be removing him from his job. Pelosi is shirking her duty by completely ignoring this criminal behavior.

highhopes on September 8, 2009 at 9:36 AM

I understand it’s supposed to work that way, but we know why it isn’t. Corruption in one of the branches of gov’t is always possible. That’s why there’s checks and balances. Now we also understand that Obama doesn’t want to do anything about corruption in the legislature. But the really important thing here in my mind is that he be held accountable for that decision!

That is one nasty Photoshop job, the perpetrator didn’t even pretend to make it natural. Distinct solid one-tone white outline on his head and an amateurish job of diffusing the light in the halo. If it wasn’t from the WH site, one would assume the intent was satirical hagiography– as it will forever be used by the opposition.

HEY ED! Doesn’t Obama as head of exec branch have a legal obligation to stand up against corruption in the legislature??

JiangxiDad on September 8, 2009 at 9:25 AM

No, JD, neither he nor the Justice Dep’t (under him) is required to prosecute any crime, including official misconduct or corruption, etc.

But, of course, they have the authority to do so, just like they had the authority to prosecute the Black Panthers intimidating the voters, but declined to do so.

TXUS on September 8, 2009 at 10:18 AM

Allow me to re-phrase my question. Isn’t inaction and “no comment” from the executive branch about an ongoing miscarriage of justice at the legislative branch, a situation that ought to be made public, and that public criticism of said exec. should be promoted, and said exec made accountable to the people?

HEY GLENN! HOW ABOUT GOING AFTER RANGEL? FORCE OBAMA’S HAND!! EXPOSE OBAMA AS THE COMMIE FRAUD HE IS!!! Thank you. Have a nice day.